26And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
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And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Are they ministers of Christ?(I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. …
And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-31)I. Here is a hopeful meeting between Christ and a young man ; such he is said to be ( Matt. 19:20 , 22 ), and a ruler (Luke 18:18), a person of quality. Some circumstances here are, which we had not in Matthew, which makes his address to Christ very promising. 1. He came running to Christ, which was an indication of his humility; he laid aside the gravity and grandeur of a ruler, when he came to C…
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